The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-12
CITY NOTES.

The streets are growing very dusty,
and a good rain is one of the pressing
needs of the community.
Sanford is tussling with an ice famine,
and the town deserves the sympathy of
all it's neighbors during the present heat
ed term
The sisters and the children of the st.
Augustine Catholic Convent will picnic
to-day at Armstrong, ON the st. Angus
tine and Palatka Railroad. A large num-
Der will attend the picnic, and probably
some Palatkans will go over.
The friends of Capt A. N. Edwards
will hereafter find him in charge of his
saloon on Water Street, to which he will
devote his personal attention. He has
one of the cosiest and quietest places in
the city, and carries fine stock of goods
at all times.
j. c. Law, Clerk of fernando
County. Dave Wilson, DIR. Lykes, and all
the officials of fernando County passed
through the city yesterday en- route for
Tallahassee, where they go in the inter
est of Bloxham. This journey shows
just how some people can waste their
energy.
We regret to chronicle the death of
the little fifteen months old child of Mr..
Purcell, which occurred at his rooms in
the Banm building, on Lemon street,
yesterday morning. The child was sick
but short time, and died of a bowel
complaint. The body was inferred in
West View Cemetery yesterday after
noon.
MIR. Devereux, the dry goods man says
in order to do business you have only to
advertise in THE PALATKA News. There
is no medium equal to it. Sales at his
store yesterday We're fully up to any day
Just before Christmas in the last three
years. All owing to THE DAILY NEWS
advertisements. Read it,
Clarence Meyer, the little son of Mr.. |.
Nj. Meyer, was five years old yesterday
and celebrated his birthday by giving q
party to all the children living in the
immediate neighborhood of his parents
home. Right royalty did the little fellow
play the host, and a happier crowd OF
children never assembled in Palatka
May Clarence have many happy returns
of the day.
The burglars that infest Palatka
Heights must be a hungry set, judging
from what they steal. Nearly every bur
glary committed there only food is taken
A night or two ago three burglars EN-
tered the house of Henry Jones, 3
worthy old negro man, and robbed it OF
everything in the way of provisions thai
could be found. The old man had just
laid in fresh supply, and the burglars
made quite haul.
Ii we are To judge from results as re
corded by the Gainesville Adrocate
Judge Wigg is proving holy terror t,
evil doors in Gainesville and Alachus
County. Says the Adrocate: I'm Cir
cult Court yesterday Eli Chapman. 1
negro COW thief, was found guilty ano
sentenced to two years hard labor in tn,
State Penitentiary. q. Coleman. anothe
colored thief, was found guilty and sen
fenced To two years in the penitentiary
Barney Nickles was found guilty on tn,
charge of assisting prisoners to escape
Sentence ON the latter. who is also color
ed. has not yet been passed. A true bill
was found by the grand jury against j
Nj. ParkersOn for murder. and he is nov
in Jail. His trial will probably be- hel,
to-day. The grand jury is still i'm SEES
sion"
MIR. f. I. Lane had u deaf and duml
caller on Tuesday night that furnished
great deal of amusement for his friend
and neighbors. a number of ladies an,
gentleman made a dummy and dresse,
it up in the latest style. This was prop
ped against post of the piazza, the doc
bell rang and the crowd retired to avail
developments. The ''caller" refusing +
speak, Mr.. Lane was about To make shor
work of him, and actually collared tn
dummy before he caught ON to tn
joke. The merry laughter of the crow,
around the corner of the house furnishe,
satisfactory solution of the visitor
presence. They were all invited into tn
parlor, and pleasant evening was spent
the dummy of course. being the toni,
of conversation.